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Which of the following BEST describes the black hole status within the Milky Way?%0D%0A%0D%0A(1 point)%0D%0AResponses%0D%0A%0D%0AWhen the Milky Way “dies,” it will turn into a black hole.%0D%0A%0D%0AWhen the Milky Way “dies,” it will turn into a black hole.%0D%0A%0D%0AThere is a supermassive black hole that is about 15 million miles across.%0D%0A%0D%0AThere is a supermassive black hole that is about 15 million miles across.%0D%0A%0D%0AThere is a small black hole that is only beginning to form.%0D%0A%0D%0AThere is a small black hole that is only beginning to form.%0D%0A%0D%0AThere are at least five black holes of varying sizes and shapes.%0D%0A%0D%0AThere are at least five black holes of varying sizes and shapes.

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There is a supermassive black hole that is about 15 million miles across.

Explanation: The Milky Way hosts the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* at its center (≈4 million solar masses). Its event‑horizon diameter is on the order of 10–20 million miles (so ≈15 million miles is a good rough figure). The galaxy also contains many stellar‑mass black holes, but the defining black hole is the central supermassive one.